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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH SATAVAHANA UNIVERSITY UG GENERAL ENGLISH (CBCS) 2017-18 LESSON ONE TEXT THE TOUCH BY ABBURI CHAYADEVI (SHORT FICTION) GRAMMAR CONCORD ETYMOLOGY WORD ORIGIN P V NARASIMHA RAO READING COMPREHENSION LETTER WRITING WRITING LANGUAGE SKILLS LISTENING SKILLS: TIPS TO IMPROVE LISTENING SKILLS, BARRIES TO LISTENING BRAIN STORMING SOFT & COMMUNICATION SKILLS LESSON TWO TEXT TO STUDENTS BY M K GANDHI (PROSE) GRAMMAR WORDS AND THEIR FORMS STORY ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF VOCABULARY WORDS READING COMPREHENSION TEMPLE STORY NOTE MAKING / NOTE TAKING WRITING LANGUAGE SKILLS EFFECTIVE LISTENING: CONVERSATION SKILLS SOFT & COMMUNICATION SKILLS JAM LESSON THREE TEXT THE BAT MESSANGER BY JASHUVA (POETRY) GRAMMAR SPOTTING THE ERRORS WORDS IN ENGLISH FROM OTHER VOCABULARY LANGUAGES READING COMPREHENSION PERINI, THE PROUD HERITAGE OF TELANGANA WRITING PROVERB EXPANSION 1 LANGUAGE SKILLS READING SKILLS: SKIMMING AND SCANNING SOFT & COMMUNICATION SKILLS ORAL PRESENTATION LESSSON FOUR TEXT RAMANUJAN BY PARTAP SEHGAL (DRAMA) GRAMMAR PUTTING JUMBLED WORDS AND SENTENCES IN ORDER VOCABULARY DERIVATION READING COMPREHENSION MIMICRY PARAGRAPH WRITING / ESSAY WRITING WRITING LANGUAGE SKILLS CONVERSATION SKILLS SOFT & COMMUNICATION SKILLS DIALOGUE WRITING LESSON FIVE TEXT ARJUN BY MAHASWETHA DEVI (SHORT FICTION) SENTENCE COMPLETION GRAMMAR WORD FORMATION VOCABULARY READING COMPREHENSION YADI SADASHIVA, A GENIUS PAR EXCELLENCE E-CORRESPONDENCE: E-MAILS WRITING LANGUAGE SKILLS TELEPHONE CONVERSATION SOFT & COMMUNICATION SKILLS ROLE PLAY LESSON SIX TEXT WOMEN (AURAT) BY ISMAT (PROSE) CHUGHTAI GRAMMAR CLOSE TEST SPOONERISM, TONGUE TWISTERS, VOCABULARY MALAPROPISM, OXYMORON READING COMPREHENSION ELAGANDAL FORT, VEMULAWADA WRITING REPORT WRITING LANGUAGE SKILLS PUBLIC SPEAKING SOFT & COMMUNICATION SKILLS DEBATES 2 LESSON SEVEN TEXT FATHER RETURNING HOME (POETRY) BY DILIP CHITRE GRAMMAR SYTHESIS OF SENTENCES VOCABULARY ONOMATOPOEIA READING COMPREHENSION ART FORMS: PEMBARTHY, NIRMAL WRITING CREATIVE WRITING LANGUAGE SKILLS READING: INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE READING SOFT & COMMUNICATION SKILLS GROUP DISCUSSIONS (GDS) LESSON EIGHT TEXT JATRA BY ARJUN DEO CHARAN (DRAMA) GRAMMAR TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES VOCABULARY ORIGIN OF PHRASES READING COMPREHENSION JANAPADA JATARA. OGGU KATHA WRITING CURRICULUM VITAE LANGUAGE SKILLS PARAPHRASING SOFT & COMMUNICATION SKILLS MOCK INTERVIEW UG GENERAL ENGLISH (CBCS) 2016-17 LESSON ONE (SHORT TEXT OLD MAN AT THE BRIDGE by FICTION) Ernest Hemingway PRONUNICIATION CONSONANTAL SOUNDS GRAMMAR ARTICLES VOCABULARY SYNONYMS SPELLING PICK OUT THE MISSPELT WORDS CONVERSATIONS ICE-BREAKING READING PASSAGE RUDRAMA DEVI LIFE SKILLS SELF-AWARENESS 3 LESSON TWO (PROSE) TEXT INDIA AND DEMOCRACY by Dr.B.R.AMBEDKAR PRONUNICIATION VOWEL SOUNDS: MONOPHTHONGS GRAMMAR PREPOSITIONS VOCABULARY ANTONYMS SPELLING USE OF ‘UN’ OR ‘DIS’ CONVERSATIONS INTRODUCING READING PASSAGE MEDARAM JATARA LIFE SKILLS EMPATHY LESSON THREE (POETRY) TEXT THE SCRIBE by WALTER DE LA MARE PRONUNICIATION VOWEL SOUNDS: DIPHTHONGS GRAMMAR TENSES VOCABULARY HOMOPHONES & HOMONYMS SPELLING USE OF ‘TION’ OR ‘SION’ CONVERSATIONS DESCRIBING A PERSON/PLACE/EVENT READING PASSAGE KALOJI LIFE SKILLS CRITICAL THINKING & CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS LESSON FOUR (DRAMA) TEXT THE NEVER-NEVER NEST by CEDRIC MOUNT PRONUNICIATION PLOSIVES GRAMMAR FRAMING QUESTIONS VOCABULARY ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTES SPELLING USE OF ‘MENT’ CONVERSATIONS GIVING DIRECTIONS READING PASSAGE KUNTALA WATERFALL LIFE SKILLS DECISION-MAKING SKILL LESSON FIVE (SHORT TEXT THE RELUCTANT PHILANTHROPIST FICTION) by GOLLAPUDI SRINIVASA RAO PRONUNICIATION FRICATIVES GRAMMAR DISCOURSE MARKERS VOCABULARY IDIOMS & PHRASES SPELLING USE OF ‘IE’ AND ‘EI’ CONVERSATIONS SEEKING INFORMATION READING BATHUKAMMA PASSAGE LIFE SKILLS PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILL LESSON SIX (PROSE) TEXT ON READING BOOKS by VIRGINIA WOOLF PRONUNICIATION AFFRICATES & NASALS GRAMMAR VOICE & DEGREES OF COMPARISON 4 VOCABULARY PHRASAL VERBS SPELLING USE OF ‘ABLE’ & ‘IBLE’ CONVERSATIONS ORGANIZING A MEETING/INVITING GUESTS READING RAMAPPA PASSAGE LIFE SKILLS EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILL LESSON SEVEN (POETRY) TEXT AFTER BLENHEIM by ROBERT SOUTHEY PRONUNICIATION LATERALS, SEMI-VOWELS GRAMMAR REPORTING SPEECH & QUESTION TAGS VOCABULARY LEXIS/WORD-BUILDING SPELLING USE OF PREFIXES & SUFFIXES CONVERSATIONS ORGANIZING A MEETING/PROPOSING A VOTE OF THANKS READING BONALU PASSAGE LIFE SKILLS INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS LESSON EIGHT (DRAMA) TEXT THE INFORMER by BERTOLT BRECHT PRONUNICIATION SYLLABIC STRUCTURE GRAMMAR COMMON ERRORS VOCABULARY COLLOCATIONS SPELLING CONVERSATIONS READING KINNERASANI PASSAGE LIFE SKILLS COPING WITH STRESS AND EMOTIONS 5 SYLLABUS COMPONENTS OF M.A. ENGLISH (With effect from the academic year 2017-18) Previous Semester I (25 Credits) Paper I ENG 101: The English Language: History, Description and Practice (5C) Paper II ENG 102: English Poetry (5 Credits) Paper III ENG 103: English Drama (5 Credits) Paper IV ENG 104: (A) English Lg and Phonetics or (B) Discourse Analysis (4 C) Paper V ENG 105: (A) Modern Indian Literatures in Translation or (B) Cultural Studies (4 Credits) Seminars: 2 Hours per week ( 2 Credits) on approved topics Semester II (25 Credits) Paper I ENG 201: English Lg Teaching: History, Approaches and Methods (5C) Paper II ENG 202: English Prose ( 5 Credits) Paper III ENG 203: English Fiction (5 Credits) Paper IV ENG 204: (A) Women’s Writing OR (B) Gender Studies (4 Credits) Paper V ENG 205: Twentieth Century Literary Criticism and Theory or (B) Translation Studies (4 Credits) Seminars: 2 Hours per week ( 2 Credits) on approved topics Final Year Semester III (25 Credits) Paper I ENG 301: English Language Teaching: Classroom Techniques and Practical English (5 Credits) Paper II ENG 302: American Literature- I (5 Credits) Paper III ENG 303: Indian Writing in English-I (5 Credits) Paper IV ENG 304: (A) Postcolonial Literature OR (B) Modern European Literature in Translation (4 Credits) Paper V ENG 305: (Inter-disciplinary) – (A) Literature and Film or (B) Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) (4 Credits) Seminars: 2 Hours per week (2 Credits) on approved topics Semester IV (25 Credits) Paper I ENG 401: English Lg Teaching: Major Developments in L1 and L2 (5C) Paper II ENG 402: American Literature-II (5 Credits) Paper III ENG 403: Indian Writing in English—II (5 Credits) Paper IV ENG 404: (A) Academic Writing and Research Methodology OR (B) Fourth World Literatures (4 Credits) Paper V ENG 405: (A) Project Work or (B) South Asian Literature (4 Credits) Seminars: 2 Hours per week (2 Credits) on approved topics Total Credits of 4 Semesters = 100 6 Semester I Paper 1 ENG 101: The English Language: History, Description and Practice (5 Credits) Unit I Indo-European Family of Languages and its Branches; Grimm’s Law Descent of English: Important features of Old English—Spelling and Pronunciation, Vocabulary Middle English and Modern English: the Norman conquest, Major Changes in the English Language during Middle English Period, The Rise of Standard English; General Characteristics of Modern English Unit II Foreign Contribution to the Growth of Vocabulary: Influence of Greek, Latin, French and German on the English language Word Formation—Different Processes Change of Meaning—Different Processes Unit III Structure of the English Noun Phrase Structure of the English Verb Phrase The Simple Sentence—its types, constituents and organization; Coordination and Subordination—their semantic implications Unit IV Dialect: ‘The Standard’ Dialect; Idiolect; Register Style; Jargon; Slang British English and American English: Differences in Spelling and Pronunciation Unit V Functional Grammar: Transformations: Direct and Reported Speech (Use of Reporting Verbs), Degrees of Comparison Functional English-I: Introducing oneself and others, Asking questions and giving polite replies, Complaining and Apologizing, Persuading people, Taking the initiative/Turn Taking Functional English-II: Seeking permission, Inviting friends / colleagues, Complimenting, Expressing sympathy, Telephone etiquette Suggested Reading Baugh, A. C., & Cable, T. (2002). A History of the English Language. London: Routledge. Bradley, H. (1964). The Making of English. New York, NY: Macmillan & Co. Ltd. Crystal, D. (2004). The Language Revolution. Malden, MA: Polity Press. Harmer, J. & Arnold, J. (1979). Advanced Speaking Skills. London: Longman. Jespersen, O. (1991). Growth and Structure of the English Language. Oxford: Blackwell. Klippel, F. (1984). Keep Talking. London: Cambridge University Press. 7 Krishnaswamy, N. (1978). Modern English: A book of grammar, usage & composition. Madras: Macmillan India Limited. Quirk, R., & Greenbaum, S. (1973) A University Grammar of English. (Abridged). London: Longman. Sood, S.C., Bose, N., Jani, N., Krishnan, G., Sawhney, S., Singh, M.S. Varma. P. (eds). (2005). Developing Language Skills. New Delhi: Foundation Books. Wood, F T. (2000). An Outline History of the English Language. Chennai, TN: Macmillan India Yule, G. (1995). The Study of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Paper II ENG 102 English Poetry (5 credits) Unit I Background Renaissance-Reformation; Neo-Classicism; Fancy and Imagination; Pre- Raphaelites; War Poetry; Modernism-Postmodernism The General Prologue to the Unit II Geoffrey Chaucer Canterbury Tales (Tran. Nevill Coghill) lines 1-42 (“When in April … I therefore will begin”) John Milton Paradise Lost (Book One) John Donne “A Valediction”, “The Canonization”, Alexander Pope “The Rape of the Lock” (Canto One) Unit